RR tail light loose?

[Hummeroid]

Hi all,

I picked up my truck last Saturday and then immediately went on a work trip with the truck at home. It got covered in pollen so I detailed it this morning and when drying I found my right tail light to be loose. The left is snug as expected.

Should I look in to it and see if it’s a simple fix, or go straight to the dealer? It’s entirely possible it’s just not screwed in all the way I suppose, but I haven’t seen how these are mounted.

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[Hummeroid]

Decided to check and glad I did- bad news. There are two clips missing which provide the main method of retaining the tail light. It has flapped in the wind and on bumps and cause wear in 3 locations. Seems like dealer visit time. Didn’t even get to drive it one whole day…

Added mastic tape to the 3 wear parts to ensure it doesn’t get worse. The white parts of the body are where the light housing has worn away the clearcoat.

 

[hand-filer]

That's pathetic. Quality hasn't been Job 1 since around 1986.

 

[iBrad81]

I’ll trade you for the factory dent on the tailgate that caused the paint to crack that they installed on mine on the tailgate and missed in QC.
Truck is 2 weeks old and scheduled to have the whole tailgate painted this week.

Same thing happened on my Bronco, MAP’s QC is the worst, but make sure to pay them more!

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi all,

I picked up my truck last Saturday and then immediately went on a work trip with the truck at home. It got covered in pollen so I detailed it this morning and when drying I found my right tail light to be loose. The left is snug as expected.

Should I look in to it and see if it’s a simple fix, or go straight to the dealer? It’s entirely possible it’s just not screwed in all the way I suppose, but I haven’t seen how these are mounted.

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Good morning! If you'd like to, go ahead and send us a private message with your VIN and dealer info and I’ll look into this tail light concern. Thank you!

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